,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,aderholt introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend the ,immigration and          
,nationality ,act to provide for        
additional investment visas for aliens  
investing in rural areas4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,rural ,economy ,vital ,investment ,visa
 ,encouragement ,act of #bjac or as the 
,,revive ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,in general
 ,section #bjc7;b77#e7 of the           
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;b77#e77 is amended--   
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by adding at 
the end the following3  7iv7 ,adjustment
 for rural areas ,in the case of an     
investment made pursuant to subparagraph
 7,e71 the amount of capital required   
under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be        
#bjj1jjj4 ,this amount may be increased 
by regulation in the same manner as the 

amount specified in clause 7i74  2 and  
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,e7 ,set-aside for rural areas ,not  
less than #c1jjj of the visas made      
available under this paragraph in each  
fiscal year shall be reserved for       
qualified immigrants who--  7i7 at the  
time such aliens apply for a visa under 
this subparagraph1 have nonimmigrant    
status under section                    
#aja7;a77#ae77;,e77ii7 and have been    
present in the ,united ,states for a    
period #b years continuously2 and  7ii7 
invest in a commercial enterprise       
described in subparagraph 7,a7 which    
will create employment in a rural area1 
except that such commercial enterprise  
need only create full time employment   
for not fewer than #e ,united ,states   
citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for
 permanent residence or other immigrants
 lawfully authorized to be employed in  
the ,united ,states 7other than the     
immigrant and the immigrant's spouse1   
sons1 or daughters74  4